Lots of things you want to know about cowboys : ... and some you don't! /
Cowboys
written and illustrated by David West.
- Mankato, Minn. : Smart Apple Media, 2015.
- 24 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Cowboys wore chaps -- Cowboys carried guns -- Cowboys branded cattle with the rancher's mark -- A cowboy's horse is called a stock horse -- Cowboys herded cattle on long cattle drives -- A chuck wagon carried all the food on a cattle drive -- Wranglers herd horses -- Cowboys tamed wild horses by riding bucking broncos -- Cowboys captured escaping cattle with a lasso -- Gauchos are South American cowboys -- A cowboy in Australia is called a stockman -- Cattle can stampede -- Cowboys ate lots of beans -- Cowboys were paid at the end of the trail -- Cowboys got into gunfights -- You can see cowboys and cowgirls at rodeos -- Cowboy clowns have to be quite brave -- Cowgirls worked on ranches.
Presents fun facts about gear, historical figures, and the day-to-day life of cowboys.